National Council of German Women's Organizations
Formation1951
TypeNGO
FocusGender equality
Location
MethodsLaw reform, political advocacy
Membership
62 NGOs with 11 million members
President
Beate von Miquel
Websitewww.frauenrat.de

The National Council of German Women's Organizations – German Women's Lobby (German: Deutscher Frauenrat – Lobby der Frauen in Deutschland) is a German umbrella organization for organizations concerned with women's rights and gender equality. It includes 62 member organizations with 11 million members.[1] It was founded in 1951 and views itself as a successor of the Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine, that existed from 1894 to 1933.[2] The National Council of German Women's Organizations also initiated the establishment of the CEDAW Alliance Germany, and serves as its host institution. Since 2021 Beate von Miquel has served as president of the organization.[3] It is a founding member of the European Women's Lobby. The National Council of German Women's Organizations opposes transphobia, supports gender self-identification and has stated that "trans women are women and we need to represent them and defend their rights."[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Bekanntmachung der öffentlichen Liste über die Registrierung von Verbänden und deren Vertretern, Deutscher Bundestag
  2. ↑ Angela Icken, Der Deutsche Frauenrat: Etablierte Frauenverbandsarbeit im gesellschaftlichen Wandel, Springer, 2013
  3. ↑ "Dr. Beate von Miquel". Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Frauenrat unterstützt Selbstbestimmungsgesetz: "Wir dürfen Gewaltformen gegen Frauen nicht gegeneinander ausspielen"". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 6 October 2023.


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